Remember: Summer Reading should be fun!

Now that your kids have signed up for the Summer Reading Program and are busy working through their school summer reading lists, don't forget to encourage them to take time to find reads they will enjoy, regardless of reading level and school assignments. Kids become life-long readers when they find joy in reading, which can be difficult to do when slogging through boring reading lists. When your kids come to the library, it's great for them to check out a stack of books. That way, if a book becomes boring, they can just search through the stack for something more interesting rather than turning on the TV. Check out this discussion on PBS' Booklights blog in defense of escapist summer reading: http://www.pbs.org/parents/booklights/archives/2009/07/discussions-in-defense-of-escapist-summer-reading.html